Embossing with Powders a Polymer Clay Tutorial

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Embossing with Powders a Polymer Clay Tutorial

Have you ever taken the time to emboss something on your clay?  I love to emboss patterns, stamps, and whatever kind of texture “catches” me at that moment.  I love the crisp, clean, almost effortless and yet professional look it gives to my pieces.  One of the hardest things for me however, is embossing with powders (i.e.: Pearl ex, Perfect Pearls, etc).  A lot of clayers have problems with this as well.

I’ve read many articles that say you should slightly dampen your stamps first.  *Sigh*  This still didn’t help me.  The result was half on and half off, dark in some places and not in others, you get the idea…I just wasn’t happy with the results.  And I always emboss things…so I needed a solution that was quick, easy, and stress free.

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Carmex Lip Balm Toppers

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Carmex Lip Balm Toppers

One of the things we have really enjoyed making this Spring are our Carmex Lip Balm Toppers.  We have made them for gifts for holidays and special friends in the past, but we have never sold them.  With Lisa Pavelka‘s launch of her covered Carmex tops for 2012 and in celebration of Carmex’s birthday, we thought that we would offer some cute, nice, & friendly looking toppers to one of our favorite lip balms, Carmex.  We have already sold several of these cute decorated Carmex lip balms through our store.  Here’s a sneak peak at several of the upcoming releases for our store.  As long as you like them and you use them, we’ll continue to make them.

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Faux Stained Glass?! Made with Polymer Clay

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Faux Stained Glass Window made with Polymer Clay by KatersAcres

Faux Stained Glass

with Translucent Liquid Sculpey

We are trying some new things with our store this year.  Some of those things we have never done before.  Or in the case of our Interpretive Art Pendant Series, we’ve done them a lot but never listed them in our Etsy store.  One of the NEW things that we are trying to 2012 is “faux stained glass” sun catchers.  The picture above is a picture of the three sun catchers we did in honor of Valentine’s Day.  We hope to do MANY more suncatchers.  These suncatchers are made with 100% polymer clay. What’s nice about these is that they are UNBREAKABLE!  Unlike those expensive real glass sun catchers, if these fall to the ground, off the door, or onto the tile below they will NOT shatter.  You won’t have to worry about your children or pets stepping in the glass!


The pattern was first hand-drawn and placed on parchment paper. The black clay was used to outline the design. Then translucent liquid Sculpey was blended together with vivid alcohol inks. The colors were mixed and then place into the heart. The colors were then “feather” together using knitting and sewing needles. The heart was then baked. The resulting effect is a semi-translucent “sun catcher” that allows light through in beautiful patterns. Try making these also with mica powders.

Sculpting Blessings,

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Getting Ready For A Craft Show

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Build Your Brand Craft Show Series - So You Want to Do a Craft Show
 
 
Getting ready for a craft show shouldn’t be a last-minute deal. Getting ready for a craft show requires preparation, even up to a year in advance for the better and bigger shows. After doing Craft Shows for over six years now, I have some tips and some pointers that newbie crafters (or even craft show pros) may find helpful.  I’m writing this in timeline form so that it is easy to follow.

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Iced Coffee Recipe

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Iced Coffee Recipe

Iced coffee has never tasted better than on a 90+ degree day, such as we had here yesterday in NW Pennsylvania.  One of my favorite summer drinks is by far iced coffee.  I used to spend over $3.00 on ONE of these at the nearest Dunkin’ Donut or Starbucks.  But now, I’ve gotten smarter!  I’ve figured out how to make the PERFECT cup of iced coffee, each and every time.  And the best part, it costs only about $0.30 per glass to make. So, if you’re a fan of this cooled down, chilled out, version of the famous Cup of Joe, you’ve got to try this! You can tailor this base iced coffee recipe to suit your tastes. Continue reading Iced Coffee Recipe

Product & Store Testimonials

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KatersAcres Testimonials

You don’t have to take our word for it anymore!  
Read what our fan have to say about our items with these KatersAcres testimonials:
  • “I LOVE PARKER!!! so adorable… makes me smile every time I see him with me!” ~Krystal, owner of the Original Parker Keychain
  • “I love my Parker!” ~CanineCloset owner of the LE Glitter Parker Keychain
  • “He’s so adorable, I love him. And I love the card to fill out for him, it’s cute and clever. Thank you!!”  ~AngelasPaperArt, Owner of The Original Parker Cell Phone Strap
  • “Katie’s work can be found in any dictionary under the word “adorable”!” ~Jill Q.
  • “So cute and adorable!” ~Inessa
  • “So adorable!! I don’t even have words” ~ASDesigns

If you have bought one of our items, feel free to leave your thoughts and comments on this post.

Thank you to each of you, our buyers, friends, and followers for your faithful support and encouragement of our store and our products.  God bless you!

Affiliate Disclosure Statement

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Affiliate Disclosures

In compliance with the FTC guidelines, please assume the following about links on this site:

  • Some of the links on KatersAcres.com are affiliate links from which I receive a small commission from sales of items, the price is the same for you.
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